From the violinist's first anguished cry, through to the fourth movement's final bravura arpeggio, this sonata, completed in 2008, depicts an emotional journey where for most of the piece the performers represent two protagonists.

Third movement: Scherzando - After the passion of the second movement this movement relaxes the tension emotionally, if not technically. For the first time, there is a playfulness about the music and the final delayed major chord, pianissimo, reassures us the teasing was just a game.

Technically a very difficult movement indeed, brilliantly played here by Jane Faulkner and Timothy Ravenscroft.

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